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The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.
The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.
Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.
Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on,
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on,
And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
And some condemned for a fault alone.
Lying lips are abomination to the Lord.
Lying lips are abomination to the Lord.
To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own.
To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own.
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,
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He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,
or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the
snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
